News Home

In a letter dated Oct. 11, the Ashe Chamber of Commerce requested the support of Rep. Virginia Foxx to help the Northwest Trading Post to open for the 2013. Read more »

U.S. Reps. Virginia Foxx, a Republican who represents the 5 th Congressional District, and Mel Watt, a Democrat representing the 12 th District, said they would reserve judgment until a proposal hits the U.S. House. Both districts are in parts of Winston-Salem. Read more »

Student-loan reform has emerged as one of the few bipartisan bridges in a budget battle marked by stark divides. After gaveling open a House hearing on federal student-aid programs Tuesday, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., called President Obama’s student-loan reform plan “one bright spot” in his budget—a budget Foxx called “disappointing” last week. Read more »

Invitees to the opening program include U. S. Representative Virginia Foxx, members of the NC Legislature and Yadkin County Commissioners. Read more »

(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) said the U.S. tax code is now four times longer than the Bible. She spoke Friday at a “Countdown to Tax Day” press conference organized by Americans for Tax Reform. “I want to point out that the tax code is four times more than our Bible. And if you look at it, not only is this impossible in terms of the size of it, but look at the fine… Read more »

North Carolina Rep Virginia Foxx spoke while holding a copy of the IRS tax code, a book thicker than a 1990s telephone book and, she said, 'four times more [lengthy] than our Bible' Read more »

Tax day has come around again, and with it a startling claim about the amount of time Americans spend doing their taxes each year. According to U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., it takes United States taxpayers a total of 6.1 billion hours to file their taxes. That adds up to more than 695,000 years. "6.1 Billion hours a year, just to figure out how much money the government is going… Read more »

"This decision calls into question every action the board has taken since the so-called recess appointments were made," Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) said of Obama's appointments. Read more »

Most Republicans oppose the bill, and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) said on the House Floor Thursday afternoon that the bill is a "liberal plot" to perpetuate the narrative that Republicans are anti-woman. DeLauro countered that she has yet to hear a reasonable excuse for Republicans to oppose the bill. Read more »

Fortunately, a bill recently introduced by Rep. Virginia Foxx would help prevent this problem Read more »